Description

Book Synopsis
How do human beings become human? This question lies behind the so-called human sciences. But these disciplines are scattered among many different departments and hold up a cracked mirror to humankind.

Table of Contents

I. Phenomenology of the Will

1. Attention: A Phenomenological Study of Attention and its Philosophical Connections

2. The Unity of the Voluntary and the Involuntary as a Limit-Idea

3. The Problem of the Will and Philosophical Discourse

4. The Phenomenology of the Will and the Approach through Ordinary Language

II. Semantics of Action

5. The Symbol Gives Rise to Thought

6. Freedom

7. Myth

8. The Symbolic Structure of Action

9. Human Beings as the Subject of Philosophy

III. Hermeneutics of the Self

10. Individual and Personal Identity

11. Narrative Identity

12. The Paradoxes of Identity

13. Strangeness Many Times Over

14. The Addressee of Religion: The Capable Human Being

Philosophical Anthropology

    Product form

    A Hardback by Paul Ricoeur

    £49.50

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £55.00 – you save £5.50 (10%)

    Order before 4pm on Saturday for delivery by Tue 24 Nov 2026.

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Philosophical Anthropology by Paul Ricoeur

      Book details

      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 18 December 2015
      ISBN-13 9780745688534
      978-0745688534
      ISBN-10 0745688535
      Also in:
      Anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How do human beings become human? This question lies behind the so-called human sciences. But these disciplines are scattered among many different departments and hold up a cracked mirror to humankind.

      Table of Contents

      I. Phenomenology of the Will

      1. Attention: A Phenomenological Study of Attention and its Philosophical Connections

      2. The Unity of the Voluntary and the Involuntary as a Limit-Idea

      3. The Problem of the Will and Philosophical Discourse

      4. The Phenomenology of the Will and the Approach through Ordinary Language

      II. Semantics of Action

      5. The Symbol Gives Rise to Thought

      6. Freedom

      7. Myth

      8. The Symbolic Structure of Action

      9. Human Beings as the Subject of Philosophy

      III. Hermeneutics of the Self

      10. Individual and Personal Identity

      11. Narrative Identity

      12. The Paradoxes of Identity

      13. Strangeness Many Times Over

      14. The Addressee of Religion: The Capable Human Being

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account